Most weekend garage sales don't offer over 500 used vehicles - but then again, most garage sales aren't put on by the state of California.

State officials on Tuesday kicked off what has been dubbed The Great California Garage Sale - by posting surplus state property on eBay and Craigslist.

The Internet sales will be accompanied by a warehouse sale in Sacramento on Thursday and Friday at the California Department of General Service's Surplus Property Warehouse.

Among the 20 items listed on eBay (seller: great-ca-garage-sale) are 15 vehicles autographed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Rather than sign identical vehicles, the governor signed a variety of 12 different car models.

"We thought it would be a good range of vehicles," said State and Consumer Services Agency Deputy Communications Director Erin Shaw. As of Tuesday afternoon, a white 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid had the highest bid at $5,500 while a green 1997 Ford Taurus brought up the rear at just $560.

Other items available on eBay include a FoodSaver food packaging system and four items of jewelry. Listings on Craigslist include coatracks, desks, chairs and several computers. Two laptops and three desktop computers are all currently listed at $200 and will be sold without an operating system.

Items available at the warehouse will include surplus office equipment in addition to confiscated items such as a surfboard and an antique piano. Many of the motor vehicles being sold by the state were marked as surplus as a result of Schwarzenegger's Executive Order in July to reduce the state fleet by 15 percent.

"The Department of General Services holds a vehicle auction every few months," said Shaw. "Some of those vehicles that would have been a part of the summer auction were incorporated (into the garage sale) because of the large influx of vehicles."

The state held a similar sale in 2004 that netted approximately $35,000 and did not include a vehicle auction. Organizers expect this weekend's sale to be more lucrative.

"We anticipate earning a few hundred thousand dollars, and any net proceeds will go back to the general fund," Shaw said.

The sale is located at 1700 National Drive in Sacramento from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.